Lead Digital Design Engineer – Custom Silicon in Audio

Anysilicon; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Austin, Texas seeks a Digital Design Engineer Lead to manage custom silicon efforts for mobile products. You will lead architecture, verification, emulation, and collaborate with silicon vendors and internal teams to deliver high-quality first silicon.

The role demands 10+ years in audio/mixed-signal design, and hands-on experience with MIPI, I2S, SoundWire, SPMI, and power converters, plus a BS degree. You will drive schedules and cross-functional execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience with audio and power standards such as MIPI, Soundwire, I2S, and SPMI.
• Experience in the design of audio amplifiers, codecs, and/or power converters.
• BS degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in architecture, implementation, verification, emulation, and validation of custom silicon.
• Trade off specific issues against system limitations.
• Help improve engineering requirement specification documents for custom silicon.
• Work with internal teams to ensure documents meet needs.
• Collaborate with external vendors in developing micro-architecture, verification, and emulation of custom silicon.
• Drive vendor methodologies to meet Apple standards.
• Aim to achieve bug‑free first silicon to meet ambitious product schedules.

Skills

FPGA emulation

Silicon bring-up

Hardware debugging

Education

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

MIPI

I2S

SPMI

SoundWire

Job description

Apple in Austin, Texas seeks a Digital Design Engineer Lead to manage custom silicon efforts for mobile products. You will lead architecture, verification, emulation, and collaborate with silicon vendors and internal teams to deliver high-quality first silicon.

The role demands 10+ years in audio/mixed-signal design, and hands-on experience with MIPI, I2S, SoundWire, SPMI, and power converters, plus a BS degree. You will drive schedules and cross-functional execution.